Project Gutenberg 2014-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 312 Birmingham, George A. 1865 1950 Hannay, James Owen Birmingham, G. A. (George A.) Hannay, James O. (James Owen) The Smuggler's Cave E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Smuggler's Cave" by George A. Birmingham is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the seemingly simple activities surrounding a local village pageant in Hailey Compton, which unexpectedly sparks scandal and intrigue, affecting even high society and politics. The narrative introduces characters such as Sir Evelyn Dent, a retired Cabinet Minister with a fondness for history, who seeks to uncover the mysteries tied to the village's smuggling past. The opening of the novel sets a whimsical tone as it describes the quaint and secluded village of Hailey Compton, where Sir Evelyn arrives with intentions of exploring a historical sea cave. Through his meeting with the villagers, particularly the vivacious Mrs. Agatha Eames, we witness the brewing excitement over the idea of staging a dramatic pageant that celebrates their smuggling history. The dynamics between the characters reveal underlying humor and societal observations, with Sir Evelyn's scholarly pursuits contrasting with Mrs. Eames's exuberant community enthusiasm. Overall, the beginning lays the groundwork for a narrative full of unexpected twists, character interactions, and the resulting consequences of a small village's efforts to gain recognition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44752/44752-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Villages -- England -- Fiction Pageants -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 404834 2025-08-18T07:39:00.591425 text/html 390376 2024-10-24T01:15:47 text/html 172133 2025-08-18T07:39:05.857399 application/epub+zip 173589 2025-08-18T07:39:01.500413 application/epub+zip 173589 2025-08-18T07:39:01.026418 application/epub+zip 289896 2025-08-18T07:39:09.598361 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 250582 2025-08-18T07:39:05.361367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251165 2022-09-20T12:27:17.534791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363221 2025-08-18T07:38:59.638421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 343328 2024-10-24T01:15:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17008 2025-08-18T07:39:09.733376 application/rdf+xml 8081 2025-08-18T07:39:01.115423 image/jpeg 1534 2025-08-18T07:39:01.072387 image/jpeg 153075 2025-08-18T07:39:00.627409 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia